Ski conditions just continue to get better in North Lake Tahoe. Last week's storms dropped another three feet of snow at Sierra Nevada resorts, which are reporting crystal blue days with superb packed powder and machine groomed conditions.

* Alpine Meadows is 100 percent open with a summit snow depth of 145 inches.

* Diamond Peak is also 100 percent open, with a 141-inch base at the top.

North Lake Tahoe is a 45-minute drive from Reno Tahoe International Airport, two-hour drive from Sacramento International Airport and just over three hours from San Francisco International Airport. For lodging reservations, contact the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association's Lake Tahoe Central Reservations department, the area's largest reservation center, at 1-800-824-6348 or visit http://www.PureTahoeNorth.com.

I skied Kirkwood after the Wednesday storm. Sleeping in my Subu overnight, much of the snow came down after 10pm when temps were in low teens. However there were uncommon high winds from the east Sunday and Monday that wrecked the slopes turning all higher exposed areas into large sastrugi and hammering the groomed runs into hard pack.
...David